By default, Aptify identifies a form's required fields by setting the field's label caption to red, while non-required fields remain in black (or blue for link box captions). Aptify also leaves the background color for required fields as white. However, an -administrator can override this setting at a global or per-entity basis.
Modifying Required Field Appearance Globally
The global attributes that control the required field appearance are in the Aptify Shell exe.config file and correspond to the following keys, which set the default appearance to Tahoma 8 pt font in red and the background color to white:
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See Modifying User Login Preferences and System Attributes for more information on modifying configuration file values.
Modifying Required Field Appearance for a Particular Entity
In addition to changing the default behavior for all required fields in the Startup.exe.config file, an administrator can also modify the appearance on a per-entity basis. Follow these steps:
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